From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 27 13:38:51 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C3C037B401 for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:38:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from nyogtha.unknownkadath.net (nyogtha.unknownkadath.net [209.153.153.179]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E39443FCB for ; Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:38:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from asenchi@asenchi.com) Received: from 12-210-74-212.client.attbi.com (12-210-74-212.client.attbi.com [12.210.74.212]) by nyogtha.unknownkadath.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h1RLrQfX059496; Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:53:26 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Floppy installalation From: Asenchi To: massey@rmci.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <2056.216.222.104.2.1046380576.squirrel@webmail.velocitus.net> References: <1046362704.3e5e3a501cf1f@webmail.lphp.org> <200302271859.49437.ajacoutot@lphp.org> <20030227180732.GC1970@bus.net> <200302271919.05960.ajacoutot@lphp.org> <2856.216.222.104.2.1046370391.squirrel@webmail.velocitus.net> <2056.216.222.104.2.1046380576.squirrel@webmail.velocitus.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 27 Feb 2003 16:38:28 -0500 Message-Id: <1046381909.15924.9.camel@pale.attbi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I think I have spoke to you before, go here: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/5.0-RELEASE/floppies/ download kern.flp mfsroot.flp and fixit.flp (in case). That should take care of what you want. Unless you don't have an internet connection, in that case use a 5.0-release cd as your install media. Curt On Thu, 2003-02-27 at 16:16, massey@rmci.net wrote: > I need to install 5.0 via floppy disks. The /bin does not exsist in 5 > only /base. Will the /bin directions from the handbook work the same? > > Is there a way to do a min install with floppies and then use > /stand/sysinstall to finish it off? > > This is the break down, IBM ThinkPad 765D, to old to boot from CD ROM, > Headless, cable, ftp all failed. Unit worked with Linux and is in good > condition. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message